A revolutionary people at war the Continental Army and American character, 1775-1783 /

Royster, Charles.

A revolutionary people at war the Continental Army and American character, 1775-1783 / Charles Royster. - Chapel Hill : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Va., by the University of North Carolina Press, (c)1979. - 1 online resource (xi, 452 pages, 16. leaves of plates) : 30 illustrations - Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia .

Includes bibliographies and index.

PREFACE; PROLOGUE: The Call To War, 1775-1783; CHAPTER I. 1775: Rage Militaire; CHAPTER II. 1776: The Army of Israel; Part I. Men at War; Part II. The Vine and the Fig Tree; CHAPTER III. Jericho; CHAPTER IV. The Promised Land; CHAPTER V. Valley Forge; CHAPTER VI. Treason; CHAPTER VII. Division; CHAPTER VIII. The Legacy; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; APPENDIX: A Note on Statistics and Continental Soldiers' Motivation; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Discusses the role of the Revolutionary War--with its demands on courage, discipline, and dedication to the cause of freedom--on the shaping of America's national character.




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9781469603476 9780807899830


United States. Continental Army.
États-Unis. Continental Army.


National characteristics, American.
Características nacionales americanas.


Electronic Books.

E259 / .R486 1979